STUDENTS TO RECEIVE TABLETS FROM THURSDAY, MAY 28, SAYS PERMANENT SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 27, 2020 (SKNIS): Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing.

PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR STUDENTS TO BE ALLOWED ON CAMPUS TO COMPLETE THEIR SBAs AND IAs

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 27, 2020 (SKNIS): Provisional arrangements are being made for students to be allowed on campus to complete their Student Based Assessments (SBAs) and Internal Assessments (IAs), says William Hodge, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2020 (SKNIS): Students in St. Kitts and Nevis in need of a technological device to participate in home school learning will receive assistance from the government this week.

TEST OF STANDARDS AND END OF YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ COMMON EXAMINATIONS, WILL NOT BE ADMINISTERED FOR THE 2019 – 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2020 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, has stated that “in order to keep students safe, and in alignment with public health guidance and physical school closures, the decision has been taken that national assessments, specifically the components of the Test of Standards and End of Year Secondary Schools’ Common Examinations, will not be administered for the 2019 – 2020 academic year.”

CXC EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN JULY 2020, SAYS MINISTER OF EDUCATION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2020 (SKNIS): During his address to the nation on May 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, stated thatCXC examinations will be administered in July 2020.